In its negotiations with Santa Clara, Calif. about potentially hosting a future Super Bowl, the tax-exempt NFL looks less like a trade association and more like a for-profit business.
Nonprofit Groceries, Frito-Lay and the Food Desert
In Chicago, Louis Groceries is working not just to provide healthy food in a “food desert” area, but to educate its customers to increase demand for nutritious options.
Researcher: Environmentalists Botched Climate Change Action Push
Harvard political scientist Theda Skocpol issues a devastating critique of the environmental movement in her analysis of why there has been so little action on climate change and global warming.
Another Nonprofit/For-Profit News Partnership
The NBC-owned WTVJ-Miami will partner with the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. The partnership follows similar arrangements with NBC outlets in other large cities.
Nonprofit Groups Exchange Legal Blows in Disclosure Battle
The American Petroleum Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Oxfam America battle over a Dodd-Frank provision requiring disclosure of payments to foreign governments.
Choosing Your Fundraising Strategies
How do you determine which fundraising strategies and tactics to pursue? Consider this set of nine criteria to evaluate your organization’s fundraising program.
Is “We the People” Site Useful, Ridiculous or Both?
In a shift, it will now take 100,000 petition signatures to trigger an Obama administration review of petitions submitted via the White House’s “We the People” petition site. Is the site useful?
Three Way Nonprofit Journalism Merger in Colorado
Three nonprofit public media organizations in Colorado—Rocky Mountain PBS, KUVO radio and the investigative I-News project—announce that they will become one.
White House Releases Gun Plan as NRA Drags Obama Kids into Debate
The White House unveils a series of recommendations to reduce gun violence while the National Rifle Association unveils an ad that attempts to bring the president’s two daughters into the debate.
An Example of Co-Location – Good Idea or No?
Morris County, N.J. hopes to woo nonprofit mental health groups to relocate to the same building with the idea that their doing so will save money and enhance services.
For National Day of Service, Let’s Expand Notion of Nonprofits
The nonprofit sector has recently been pigeonholed into easy-to-understand categories of service delivery and volunteerism. As we approach the National Day of Service, let’s change that.
Fla. Prison Labor Nonprofit Eyes For-Profit Competition
In Florida, a nonprofit that uses prison labor manufactures license plates and now confronts the state government that is looking to contract the work out to a private vendor.